{"id":3824,"date":"2025-04-08T10:35:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viltour.de\/services\/castle-old-town-and-wilder-stein-buedingen\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T00:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:44:10","slug":"castle-old-town-and-wilder-stein-buedingen","status":"publish","type":"cpt_services","link":"https:\/\/viltour.de\/en\/services\/castle-old-town-and-wilder-stein-buedingen\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace, Old Town and Wilder Stein B\u00fcdingen"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_class=&#8221;hvbanner&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1692344844162{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3825&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;B\u00dcDINGEN&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:150|text_align:left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;bounceInRight&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747316399238{padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1692344426458{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"hvallserice_title\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/unitravel\/images\/RZ_VILTOUR-LOGO.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Half-timbered houses, castle and a volcanic vent<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1692344853989{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The B\u00fcdingen Old Town with its numerous listed monuments is one of the most beautiful medieval urban complexes in Germany. 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